Google's CEO Sundar Pichai said
in an email to employees last week that Damore's comments on
women violated the company's code of conduct.

"To suggest a group of our colleagues have traits that make them
less biologically suited to that work is offensive and not OK. It
is contrary to our basic values and our Code of Conduct, which
expects 'each Googler to do their utmost to create a workplace
culture that is free of harassment, intimidation, bias and
unlawful discrimination,'" Pichai wrote.